Health & Safety Compliance Officer

Health & Safety Compliance Officer

Location: Romford

Department: Facilities & Compliance

Salary: -35,000 - -38,000 per annum

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Compliance Officer to join a busy centre operation. This role is responsible for ensuring statutory, regulatory, and operational compliance across the site, supporting safe building operations, and driving a positive culture of health, safety, and accountability. Working closely with contractors, tenants, internal stakeholders, and external agencies, you will play a key role in managing audits, inspections, compliance systems, incident response, and statutory requirements while ensuring the centre operates safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities - A willingness to learn and develop within a compliance-focused role. Full training and mentoring will be provided for the right candidate.

• Carry out health & safety, fire safety, asbestos, environmental, and tenant compliance audits and inspections, ensuring actions are completed and recorded.
• Manage permit-to-work processes, contractor controls, pre-start meetings, and fit-out compliance activities.
• Support incident and pollution response investigations, ensuring issues are appropriately managed, escalated, and resolved.
• Maintain accurate compliance records, certification, audit documentation, action trackers, and statutory inspection schedules.
• Coordinate statutory inspections and servicing requirements for site assets including lifts, fire extinguishers, gas systems, PAT testing, MEWPs, and other equipment.
• Provide clear reporting on compliance performance, risks, incidents, audit outcomes, and statutory compliance status.
• Build effective relationships with tenants, contractors, insurers, colleagues, and external agencies to ensure compliance obligations are met.

What We''re Looking For

• Previous experience within compliance, health & safety, facilities management, property, or operational environments.
• Experience carrying out audits, inspections, contractor monitoring, and compliance reporting.
• Knowledge of health & safety, fire safety, environmental, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Ability to interpret legislation, guidance, reports, and compliance-related information.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to challenge non-compliance professionally.
• Experience working with contractors, tenants, service providers, or external partners in a regulated environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and compliance management systems.

Desirable

• NEBOSH or IOSH General Certificate, or equivalent health & safety qualification.
• Knowledge of fire safety, asbestos management, environmental compliance, and contractor control processes.
• Relevant qualification in Health & Safety, Compliance, Facilities Management, Environmental Management, or a related discipline.
• A willingness to learn and develop within a compliance-focused role. Full training and mentoring will be provided for the right candidate.

What Success Looks Like

• All statutory compliance activities and inspections are completed accurately and within required timescales.
• Compliance records, certificates, and audit documentation are maintained to a high standard.
• Strong working relationships are built with contractors, tenants, and stakeholders across the site.
• Compliance risks are identified early, with corrective actions effectively implemented and tracked.
• A proactive culture of health, safety, compliance, and continuous improvement is promoted throughout the centre.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be proactive, organised, and detail-focused, with a genuine passion for health, safety, and compliance. You will be confident working independently, building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and ensuring high standards are maintained across all areas of site compliance. A positive, collaborative approach and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced operational environment are essential.

Interested in finding out more? Please contact Denise or Isabelle on (phone number removed) /

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